31 January - 2 February 2018

University of Haifa

Keynote Speakers:

Benjamin Z. Kedar, The Hebrew University of Jersualem

Helen J. Nicholson, Cardiff University

Deadline: 1 May 2017

The Fifth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies

19-21 June 2017

Saint Louis University

The SSCLE will sponsor sessions at the Fifth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies to be held at Saint Louis University (Saint Louis, Missouri) on 19 to 21 June 2017. All members and those interested in crusade studies are encouraged to submit a short abstract and contact information to Thomas Madden by December 1, 2016.

The Archaeology of the Latin East:

A Conference in Honour of Professor Denys Pringle

17-18 September

Cardiff University

Crusading Masculinities: International Workshop

30 March - 1 April 2016

University of Zurich

The Fourth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies

20-22 June 2016

Saint Louis University

The SSCLE will sponsor sessions at the Fourth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies to be held at Saint Louis University (Saint Louis, Missouri) on 20 to 22 June 2016. All members and those interested in crusade studies are encouraged to submit a short abstract and contact information to Thomas Madden by December 1, 2015.

Concilium Lateranense IVCommemorating the Octocentenary of the
Fourth Lateran Council of 1215

Rome, 25-29 November 2015

Eight hundred years on, Lateran IV still stands as the high-water mark of the medieval papacy, its political and ecclesiastical decisions enduring down to the Council of Trent whilst modern historiography has deemed it the most significant papal assembly of the Later Middle Ages. In November 2015, we have a unique opportunity to re-evaluate the role of this Council in the reform of the universal Church. Taking an inter-disciplinary approach, we shall investigate how its decisions affected the intellectual, cultural, social and religious life of the medieval world. We particularly encourage individual papers from disciplines such as art history, theology, canon law, crusade studies, literature and from those who work on relations between Jews and Christians, which we hope will broaden current interpretations of the events of the Council, their subsequent importance and long-term impact. Alternatively, three-paper session proposals on a common theme will also be most welcome.

Papers may be delivered in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish but must be limited to 30 minutes. Abstracts of no more than 200 words with all the necessary contact details should be sent no later than 1 November 2014.